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A SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage belched a massive cloud of lithium and other pollutants roughly 62 miles over Europe upon reentry.
Astrophysics

Huge Plume of Pollution Linked to Something That Will Not Make Elon Musk Happy

Not good.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists think it's technically still possible to send a probe and have a closer look at interstellar object 3I/ATLAS.
Future Society

Daring Space Mission Would Catch Up With 3I/ATLAS and Intercept It

There's still time.

By Victor Tangermann

Anthropic accused Chinese AI firms DeepSeek, Moonshot, and MiniMax of "distilling" its AI model, an especially ironic revelation.
Anthropic

Anthropic Furious at DeepSeek for Copying Its AI Without Permission, Which Is Pretty Ironic When You Consider How It Built Claude in the First Place

"They robbed the robbers."

By Victor Tangermann

Close-up of a woman's face looking upward, rendered in a halftone dot pattern with a red overlay. The background consists of an orange and white polka dot pattern with the DeepSeek logo appearing behind the face. The image has a pop art style with bold colors and graphic elements.
Machine Learning

American AI Industry Trembles as Deepseek Prepares to Release New Model

Things could get ugly.

By Joe Wilkins

A man with glasses, a beard, and a mustache is wearing a white shirt, a black bow tie, and a light-colored sweater. He has a puzzled expression, with his mouth slightly open and his eyes looking upward. He is touching his temple with his right index finger. The background is blue with a grid pattern and black abstract shapes.
Ethics

New AI Agent Logs Directly Into College Platform Canvas to Do Your Homework for You

If you thought if using AI to cheat couldn't get any easier, think again.

By Frank Landymore

A pair of hands holding a metal bucket tilted, pouring out numerous one-dollar bills. The image has a stylized color effect with the hands and bucket in teal, the money transitioning from teal to red, and a large red circle in the background over a yellow grid pattern.
Finance

Goldman Sachs Researchers Make Startling Claim About AI’s Effects on the US Economy

"We don't actually view AI investment as strongly growth-positive."

By Joe Wilkins

Sam Altman is shown in a black-and-white close-up, looking to the right. Behind him, five blue-tinted babies in various sitting and crawling poses are arranged in a row against a bright red, marbled background. The babies display different expressions, including laughing and crying.
OpenAI

Sam Altman Fumes That It Takes Longer to Train a Human Than an AI, Plus They Eat All That Wasteful Food

"It also takes a lot of energy to train a human."

By Frank Landymore

Even the shadowy defense contractor Palantir is now offering its employees nicotine pouches in its vending machines.
Brain

Palantir Is Stocking the Wildest Imaginable Item in Its Vending Machines

Slap on a patch and get back to work.

By Victor Tangermann

Shadow of a person holding and using a smartphone projected on a purple wall with a pattern of light dots. The shadow shows the person's head and hand clearly, with a blurred hand holding the phone in the foreground.
Future Society

A Serial Killer Used ChatGPT to Plan Murders, Police Say

Grim.

By Frank Landymore

Waymo's VP and global head of operations Ryan McNamara provided significantly more clarity on the company's use of remote operators.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Here’s How Many Remote Operators Waymo Has Per Self-Driving Taxi

Radical transparency or painful admission?

By Victor Tangermann

Three anime-style characters are shown against a blue background with the words "Wish High" in large, light blue letters at the top. The character on the left has long white hair with red streaks, is wearing a white coat over a red and green outfit with a black shirt and red tie, and is smiling with closed eyes. The middle character has short red hair, blue eyes, and is dressed in a black and white maid outfit with a headband, holding a decorative fan. The character on the right has long pink and blonde hair adorned with flowers, is wearing a white kimono with green and red accents, and is laughing with eyes closed. A live timestamp on the right reads "21:42 2.19 THU." Yellow stars decorate the top corners.
Education

Japan Opens School Staffed Entirely by Virtual Waifus

Bizarre.

By Joe Wilkins

Shelves filled with a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables arranged in baskets, including bananas, tomatoes, cucumbers, lemons, eggplants, garlic, ginger, and onions, with price tags displayed below each section.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Is Destroying Grocery Supply Chains

Not great.

By Joe Wilkins

Close-up of a computer screen showing the word "Send" with a black arrow cursor pointing at it. The image reveals the pixel structure of the display.
Ethics

Barrage of Emails From AI Politics Platform Defeats Clean Air Initiative

Powered by CiviClick, a "Disruptive Digital Advocacy Software."

By Joe Wilkins

A black-and-white portrait of Eric Trump, wearing a dark suit jacket over a white shirt. The background features a bright yellow circle on an orange grid pattern.
Drones

Eric Trump Pouring Funding Into “Low Cost-Per-Kill” Drone Corporation

What can you even say at this point?

By Joe Wilkins

Scientists found that rock movements under Antarctica are correlated to major changes in Antarctica's climate over millions of years.
Future Society

Antarctica’s Gravity Hole Growing Stronger, Scientists Find

"Imagine doing a CT scan of the whole Earth..."

By Victor Tangermann

Multiple white security cameras mounted on a blue wall, arranged in a grid pattern, all facing different directions. The image has a blue tint, giving it a cool, technological atmosphere.
Ethics

Cities Are Shredding Their AI Surveillance Contracts en Masse

"We are seeing a lot more momentum."

By Joe Wilkins

Five businesspeople gathered around a laptop, all with anxious or hopeful expressions. The central figure, a man in a suit and glasses, has his eyes closed and fingers crossed. The background is bright yellow with a grid pattern. The image has a red overlay effect.
Artificial Intelligence

AI “Filmmaker” Gets Funding, Begs For Ideas On What to Actually Make

"Embarrassing state of affairs."

By Frank Landymore

White Ring security camera mounted on a textured wall, illuminated with blue lighting. The camera has a cylindrical shape with a lens and sensor visible on the front.
Hacking

Hackers Working on Method to Make Ring Cameras Store Footage Locally, Never Giving It to Amazon

"If we don’t control our data, we don't control our devices."

By Joe Wilkins

A forum mod ran high-quality audio through a banana, old microphone cable soldered to pennies, and wet mud. Nobody could tell the difference.
Devices

In Blind Test, Audiophiles Unable to Tell Difference Between Sound Signal Run Through an Expensive Cable and a Banana

"Maybe there are high-end bananas."

By Victor Tangermann

A row of modern, single-story houses with stepped flat roofs and textured gray walls, illuminated by warm exterior lights. Each house has a large window with wooden frames and is surrounded by bushes and trees with autumn foliage. In front of the houses, there are concrete driveways with parked cars and a small signpost displaying the address "977 Kaizen Way" along with a QR code and a mailbox. A light blue bicycle lies on the grass near the sidewalk, and a semi-transparent figure of an elderly person with a cane stands near the first house. The scene is set during sunset with a soft, warm glow.
3D Printing

The Economics of 3D Printed Homes Are Surprisingly Horrible

That's a lot of dough.

By Joe Wilkins